Lewis Thomas on Education and Black Men

About this episode

Dr. Hettie V. Williams discusses education and mentoring for Black men with Dr. Lewis F. Thomas, III.

This week Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Lewis F. Thomas, III about education, Black men, and mentoring. Williams is a professor of history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University and the director of the African Diaspora Studies (ADS) program at Monmouth. Thomas has more than thirty years of experience in the field of education working in several urban environments including in Philadelphia and New York. This week we focus on his extensive care...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Hettie V. Williams

Guest: Dr. Lewis F. Thomas, III

Topics covered

• education
• Black men
• mentoring
• urban education
• history

Keywords

• education
• Black men
• mentoring
• urban environments
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Monmouth University, African Diaspora Studies (ADS)

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